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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

4,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $408.28/cwt +13.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,952/hd at 723 lb · 433 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.38/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,730/hd at 727 lb · 409 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.49/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,103/hd at 873 lb · 395 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,406

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 unweaned 363 7 670.00 $670.00 $2,432
382–392 386 9 613.00–620.00 $616.16 $2,378
425 425 15 586.00 $586.00 $2,490 +10.00
471 unweaned 471 6 545.00 $545.00 $2,567 +33.00
459–487 474 25 528.00–562.00 $540.71 $2,563 +21.71
510–544 534 63 506.00–529.00 $512.11 $2,735 +20.11
564 unweaned 564 5 474.00 $474.00 $2,673
556–595 577 165 459.00–504.00 $485.13 $2,799 +26.85
600–645 617 198 436.00–471.50 $456.50 $2,817 +15.90
652–699 674 300 405.00–439.00 $421.96 $2,844 +27.79
702–739 723 433 395.00–421.50 $408.28 $2,952 +13.24
752–799 774 294 376.00–397.00 $385.82 $2,986 +0.83
800–847 834 222 357.00–381.00 $369.76 $3,084 -0.14
860–899 873 395 343.50–361.00 $355.49 $3,103 -1.61
903–946 933 176 332.25–347.50 $343.55 $3,205 +9.05
959 thin fleshed 959 125 353.25 $353.25 $3,388
968–974 969 100 322.00–332.00 $331.09 $3,208 -4.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–478 471 13 455.00–505.00 $477.68 $2,250 -0.77
514–540 531 25 467.50–474.00 $471.73 $2,505 -14.68
638–645 643 63 398.00–422.00 $418.92 $2,694
653 653 6 382.00 $382.00 $2,494
707–728 724 30 372.00–382.00 $378.99 $2,744 +22.99
757 757 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,566 -17.00
801–809 806 22 343.00–351.00 $348.47 $2,809
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853 853 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,858

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 551.00 $551.00 $2,017
393 unweaned 393 8 557.50 $557.50 $2,191
442–449 447 20 495.00–516.00 $509.26 $2,276 +12.26
460 460 13 490.00–498.00 $494.92 $2,277 +25.19
512–543 529 58 440.00–462.00 $452.44 $2,393 +5.07
555 unweaned 555 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,220
551–596 578 255 419.00–450.00 $434.10 $2,509 +3.85
615–646 640 161 397.00–416.00 $404.58 $2,589 +19.58
653–679 665 152 382.00–404.50 $398.21 $2,648 +11.29
698 698 52 399.00 $399.00 $2,785 +41.00
705–744 726 273 358.50–379.00 $368.43 $2,675 -5.13
704–743 730 136 386.00–397.00 $389.32 $2,842 +15.76
750–790 774 115 340.00–353.50 $346.44 $2,681 -6.57
767–799 788 109 358.00–382.00 $366.18 $2,885 +38.92
804–842 824 151 325.00–342.00 $335.14 $2,762 +2.87
868 868 9 311.00 $311.00 $2,699
912 912 17 307.00 $307.00 $2,800 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 8 457.50 $457.50 $2,045
470–490 483 21 452.00–457.00 $455.38 $2,199 +16.38
510 510 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,142 -4.00
583–592 590 30 402.00–420.00 $415.85 $2,454
634–645 639 13 373.00–377.00 $374.86 $2,395 +3.86
665–690 672 57 365.00–367.50 $365.98 $2,459
708–736 719 13 337.00–348.00 $343.67 $2,471
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,527

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.